Basalt, Idaho

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Population in July 2008: 419. Population change since 2000: 0.0%

Males: 211	(50.4%)
Females: 208	(49.6%)

Median resident age:	28.5 years
Idaho median age:	33.2 years

Zip codes: 83218.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,539 (it was $36,719 in 2000)

Basalt:	$48,539
Idaho:	$46,253

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,726

Basalt:	$17,726
Idaho:	$23,105

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $143,639 (it was $77,500 in 2000)

Basalt:	$143,639
Idaho:	$178,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $137,233; Detached houses: $143,009; Mobile homes: $47,125

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Races in Basalt:

White Non-Hispanic (82.3%)
Hispanic (14.8%)
Other race (8.4%)
American Indian (4.8%)
Two or more races (1.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Basalt: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (25.8%), German (16.0%), United States (12.4%), Danish (11.7%), Swedish (7.4%), Norwegian (4.8%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4587 feet

Land area: 0.29 square miles.

Population density: 1458 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Basalt

High school or higher: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 5.2%
Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Basalt city

Never married: 19.2%
Now married: 62.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 5.5%
Divorced: 13.1%

22 residents are foreign born (4.5% Latin America, 0.7% Europe).

This city:	5.3%
Idaho:	5.0%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Basalt, Idaho in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Basalt to the number of sex offenders is 105 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Basalt:	0.8% ($588)
Idaho:	1.0% ($1,007)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Idaho Falls, ID (13.9 miles , pop. 50,730).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (440.5 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (676.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Firth, ID (1.1 miles ), Shelley, ID (2.2 miles ), Blackfoot, ID (3.5 miles ), Idaho Falls, ID (3.7 miles ), Ammon, ID (3.9 miles ), Moreland, ID (4.2 miles ), Iona, ID (4.3 miles ), Alridge, ID (4.4 miles ).

Latitude: 43.31 N, Longitude: 112.16 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 208

Population change in the 1990s: +22 (+5.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Food (24%)
Construction (12%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
Repair and maintenance (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Food (25%)
Educational services (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
U. S. Postal service (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Music stores (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Customer service representatives (6%)

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Basalt-area historical earthquake activity is above Idaho state average. It is 228% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 97.4 miles away from Basalt center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 91.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/1994 at 09:05:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 ML, Depth: 4.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 71.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1983 at 19:51:24, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 96.4 miles away from Basalt center
On 4/21/2001 at 17:18:56, a magnitude 5.4 (5.4 MB, 4.9 MS, 5.3 MW, Depth: 0.5 mi) earthquake occurred 47.2 miles away from the city center
On 2/11/1994 at 14:59:50, a magnitude 5.3 (4.8 MB, 5.1 ML, 5.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.3 miles away from Basalt center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Basalt:

IDAHO FALLS RECOVERY CENTER (about 13 miles; IDAHO FALLS, ID)
BINGHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; BLACKFOOT, ID)
IDAHO STATE HOSPITAL SOUTH (about 14 miles; BLACKFOOT, ID)

Amtrak station near Basalt:

14 miles: IDAHO FALLS (GREYHOUND STA., 850 DENVER RD.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Basalt:

RICKS COLLEGE (about 40 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; POCATELLO, ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles; LOGAN, UT; FT enrollment: 16,384)
COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 139 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; FT enrollment: 3,433)
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 147 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 172 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 178 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Basalt and their reported violations in the past:

BASALT CITY OF (Population served: 514, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-1995 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-31-1996 to DEC-18-2002)

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	3.5 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	88.4%
Whole state:	71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	10.9%
Whole state:	11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	0.6%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Basalt, ID

Basalt compared to Idaho state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Bingham County Idaho:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (11%) Wood (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Coal or coke (3%) Other fuel (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Basalt

Adherents

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mennonite Church USA
Adherents	81.7%	10.8%	1.4%	1.2%	1.1%
Congregations	72.6%	6.0%	3.6%	1.2%	1.2%

Name	Episcopal Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Southern Baptist Convention	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	1.0%	0.7%	0.6%	0.5%	1.0%
Congregations	2.4%	2.4%	2.4%	3.6%	4.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$1,135
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$830
Totals for Government	0	$0		2	$1,965

Basalt government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Financial Administration: $42,000
Water Utilities: $32,000

Solid Waste Management: $15,000
General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $78,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $500,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $74,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $500,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $697,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $255,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $65,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $487,000
End of Fiscal Year: $252,000
State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $541,000
General Support: $35,000
Tax - Property: $12,000
Public Utilities: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $36,000

6.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,233 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.93%
Idaho average:	9.61%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Bonneville County, ID	1.62% ($33,431 average AGI)
from Bannock County, ID	1.17% ($30,248)
from Madison County, ID	0.17% ($24,478)

8.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,973 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.31%
Idaho average:	8.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Bonneville County, ID	2.26% ($31,851 average AGI)
to Bannock County, ID	1.54% ($22,905)
to Ada County, ID	0.41% ($24,375)

Strongest AM radio stations in Basalt:

KZNR (690 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KBLI (1620 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KUPI (980 AM; 5 kW; AMMON, ID; Owner: RAY GROTH OIL COMPANY, INC.)
KID (590 AM; 5 kW; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KZNI (1260 AM; 5 kW; IDAHO FALLS, ID)
KSEI (930 AM; 5 kW; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KBRV (790 AM; 5 kW; SODA SPRINGS, ID; Owner: CARIBOU BROADCASTING INC.)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KOUU (1290 AM; 1 kW; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: IDAHO WIRELESS CORPORATION)
KWIK (1240 AM; 1 kW; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Basalt:

KPLV (105.5 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: WESTERN BROADCASTING, LS, LLC)
KQEO (107.1 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: SAND HILL MEDIA CORP.)
KBJX (107.9 FM; SHELLEY, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP)
KCVI (101.5 FM; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KLCE (97.3 FM; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KID-FM (96.1 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KLLP (98.5 FM; CHUBBUCK, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
K299AH (107.7 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
KISU-FM (91.1 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY)
K275AB (102.9 FM; FREEDOM, WY; Owner: LOWER STAR VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION)
KFTZ (103.3 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: WESTERN BROADCASTING, LS, LLC)
K209BO (89.7 FM; TETONIA, ID; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
KUPI-FM (99.1 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: RAY GROTH OIL COMPANY, INC.)
KCHQ (102.1 FM; DRIGGS, ID; Owner: TED W. AUSTIN, JR.)
KMGI (102.5 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
KPKY (94.9 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KZBQ (93.7 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: IDAHO WIRELESS CORPORATION)
K249CM (97.7 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
K266AF (101.1 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KBYI (100.5 FM; REXBURG, ID; Owner: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-IDAHO)

TV broadcast stations around Basalt:

K12OE (Channel 12; FIRTH & BASALT, ID; Owner: OREGON TRAIL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K59BV (Channel 59; LAVA HOT SPRINGS, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))
K13VJ (Channel 13; SHELLEY, ID; Owner: OREGON TRAIL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KPVI (Channel 6; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: OREGON TRAIL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KFXP (Channel 31; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: COMPASS COMMUNICATION OF IDAHO, INC.)
K13VI (Channel 13; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: OREGON TRAIL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KIDK (Channel 3; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - S.E. IDAHO TV, L.L.C.)
K12NZ (Channel 12; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: OREGON TRAIL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Basalt fatal accident list:
Aug 22, 1986 08:33 AM, 003560, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: CESSNA 172I (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 46132 , Serial Number: 17257063, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 07/10/1968
Registrant (Partnership): Franklyn J Freeman, Po Box 111, Basalt, ID 83218, Other Owners: Nancy J Freeman
Aircraft: PIPER PA-36-285 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 255 mph), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 57588 , Serial Number: 36-7560121, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 09/18/1975
Registrant (Corporation): Aircraft Services Inc, Po Box 573, Basalt, ID 83218
Aircraft: PIPER PA-25 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 81 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7312Z , Serial Number: 25-3259, Year manufactured: 1965
Registrant (Corporation): Aircraft Services Inc, Po Box 575, Basalt, ID 83218

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1
Hazardous Condition: 1

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